Will of Jonas Karkeeke 23rd January 1732
In the name of God amen
I Jonas Karkeeke of the parish of Ruan Lanihorne in the County of Cornwall
yeoman bring sick in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and
ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner and forme following
hereby revoking all former wills by me made
Iprimis
I give and bequeath my Soul unto Almighty God my maker hoping in and by the
meritts and passion of Jesus Christ my only Saviour and redeemer to inheritt
Eternall life and my body I comitt to a Christian buryall to be interred at the
discretion of my Exec’es in trust hereinafter named
Item
Whereas I the said Jonas Karkeeke do now owe some money unto Severall persons
and also have severall sumes of money due and owing unto me and also possessed
of some Chattle Estates Situate lying and being in the severall parishes of Ruan
Lanihorne and Veryan by vertue of severall leases thereof or otherwise the
termes therein and thereby respectively granted being yet undetermined and an
also possessed of severall other Chattles and goods of a considerable value And
in order to make provision for the payment of my debts and also of the legacyes
by me hereinafter given and devised and also of my funerall charges
I hereby give devise and bequeath unto Charles Kempe of the parish of Veryan in
the County of Cornwall Gent and unto John Thomas of the parish of St Just in
Roseland in the said County Gentnow living at Tregolls within the parish of St
Clements in the sd County and the survivor of them his Exec’es and Adm’es
all and every of my Chattle Estates
Situate within the said parish of Ruan Lanihorne
To have and to hold the same and
every part parish thereof with the rights members and appurternes unto the same
or any parts or parcell thereof belonging imediately after my decease unto them
the sd Charles Kempe and John Thomas and the survivor of them this Execes Admes
and assignes for the remainder and remainders of the Lease thereof or otherwise
howsoever In Trust nevertheless and
to and for this uses intents and purposes hereinafter mentioned no otherwise
and for the purposes aforesaid I
also hereby give devise and bequeath unto them the sd Charles Kempe and John
Thomas and the survivor of them his Execes and Admes all my other Chattles and
goods of what nature kind or sort soever the same
To have and to hold the same and
every parts and parcell thereof imediately after my decease unto them the sd
Charles Kempe and John Thomas and the survivor of them his Execed and Admes
In Trust also and to for the uses
intents and purposes hereinafter mentioned not otherwise
that is to say that they the said
Charles Kempe and John Thomas and the survivor of them his Execes and Admes
shall may when as soon as he or they think fitt after my decease sell absolutely
dispose of all my household goods (Except such parts thereof as are herein after
given to my son Jonas) and also all my goods Chattles personall Estate (Except
my Chattle Estates held by leases or assignments of leases)
To and for the best price or prices
that they or ye survivor of them his Execes or Admes can gett for ye same
without being lyable to any harme or loss for I hereby repose a discretionary
power in them as to the sale thereof and of every part thereof either for ready
money or upon security without being lyable to make good any loss that shall
happen by meanes of any such sale or sales
Item
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Wills the sume of twenty pounds
to be paid her at the end of two yeares or sooner after my decease and to each
of her children now living the sume of ten pounds to be paid at the end of three
yeares after my decease and in case any or either of the said children shall dye
before that time I give the legacy or legacyes of such child or children so
dying to the survivor and survivor of them
Item
I give unto my daughter Anne Govid wife of Arthur Govid of St Mewan twenty
pounds to be paid at the end of two yeares or sooner after my decease and I
hereby give unto each of her six children ten pounds to be paid at the end of
three years or sooner after my decease and in case any or either of these
Children or my said daughter Anne Govid shall happen to dye before the end of
the sd terme then I give the legacy or legacyes of such child or children so
dying to the survivor survivors of them
Item
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margarett Buckingham lately called
Margarett Blamy one guinea of gold to be paid unto her at the end of two years
or sooner after my decease And I also give and devise unto each of her three
sons half a guinea of gold and to ye daughter of the said Margarett I also give
one guinea of gold to be paid to them respectively at the end three yes or
sooner after my decease and in case either of the said children of my said
daughter Margarett shall happen to dye before his her or their legacy or
legacyes shall become payable I hereby give and bequeath the legacy or legacyes
of such child or children so dying to the survivor survivors of the said
children of my said daughter Margarett share and share alike in equall portions
Item
I give and devise unto my daughter Philippa Robins thirty pounds to be paid unto
her at the end of two years or sooner after my decease and I also give unto each
of her two children ten pounds to be paid at the end of three years or sooner
after my decease
Item
I give and bequeath unto my son Jonas
all that my chattle Estate situate in about the Village of Tegonna within
the said parish of Veryan now in the possession of William Gay his undertenant
or undertenants together with all the rents issues and profitts rights members
and appurtences to the same belongings or in any wise appertaining
To have and to hold the same and
every parte thereof unto my said son Jonas his Execes Admes and assignes
imediately after my decease for during the residue remainder of the terme I have
therein provided and excepting
nevertheless that the said William Gay shall hold and enjoy the same and every
part thereof during the terme by me granted to him in as full large and ample
manner as if I had been living he
paying the rents and profitts thereof and performing all the agreements
covenants and conditions in the demise thereof specifyed made by me to him unto
my said son Jonas his Execes Admes assignes in as full large ample manner as the
same are thereby agreed covenanted and to paid doue performed unto me my Execes
Admes assignes or otherwise how soever
and my said son Jonas observing doing performing all the covenants and
agreements in the said indenture of Demise made by me to thesd William Gay
mentioned and specifyed on the parte of me my Execes Admes or assignes to be
made done or performed and of from the same and every part thereof discharging
my executors in trust and either of them and every other person or persons
whatsoever
Item
I give unto my said son Jonas the bed I now lye on in the hall chamber at
demeasues together with the bed head thereto belonging and also the bed in the
porch chamber at demeasuse aforesd wherein he ye sd Jonas my son usually lyes
together with the furniture apparell to the same and either of them belonging of
what nature kind or sort the same are
and I also give unto him my said son Jonas six pewter plates two pewter
dishes such as my executors in trust or the survivor of them his Execes Admes
shall think fitt to deliver to him To
have and to hold the same and every part parcell thereof unto him the sd
Jonas my son his Execes Admes assignes forever as his their own proper goods and
chattels
Item
I give unto my grandaughter wife of Ambrose Bastard five shillings to be paid at
the end of two years or sooner after my decease and I give to my grandaughter
Mary Exbridge five pounds to be paid at the end of three years or sooner after
my decease
Item
I give unto each of my grandchildren children of my son John Karkeeke five
pounds to be paid at the end of three yeares or sooner after my decease and in
case either of them dye before that time ye same shall be paid to ye survivor
survivors of them
Item
After all my debts and legacyes shall be all duly paid and satisfied I hereby
give and devise unto my said son Jonas five pounds a year to be paid out of my
Estate of Demensues of which his life now is by half yearly payments during the
life time of my son John Karkeeke and after the death of my said son John
Karkeeke then instead of the said sume of five pounds yearly after my debts
Legacyes paid as aforesd I hereby give and bequeath unto my sd son Jonas his
Execes Admes and assignes ten pounds a year to be paid by half yearly payments
as aforesd and after the said Sume of five pounds yearly or ten pounds yearly or
either of them shall become due and payable as aforesd I hereby give full power
unto my said son Jonas his Execes Admes or assignes to distraine for the same
sumes respectively as in such cases is usuall
Item
My will and meaning is and I do hereby declare it to be my true intent and
meaning that my son (missing) survivor of them his Execes or Admes shall as soon
as conveniently may be sett out lett demise and grant all and every part parcell
of my said Chattel Estates in Ruan Lanihorne to an yearly rent for such terme
termes and under such conditions rents termes as they or the survivor of them
his Execes or Admes shall think fitt and convenient and with the clear rents and
profitts thereof (after all other my goods Chattles and personall Estate (Except
such partes thereof I have herein before given to my son Jonas) shall be
exhausted and applied towards the payment of my funerall charges debts and
legacyes) to pay and discharge So much and such partes of my said debts and
legacyes and shall then remaine unpaid and unsatisfied But my will is that my
said trustees and the survivor of them his Execes Admes shall and may sett my
said Estates in Ruan Lanihorne or either of them or any parte thereof to my son
John for such reasonable price or prices and or such reasonable termes and
conditions for such terme termes of years as they or the survivor of them shall
think fitt and reasonable wholly trusting in their integrity and to the
integrity of the survivor of them in the management thereof or the payment of my
debts and legacyes which I desire may be payd as soon as conveniently may be But
if my said son John will not give a reasonable price for ye same and such as my
son Executors in trust or the survivor of them his Execes or Admes shall think
proper then I hereby order and direct them and either of them to sett demise or
lett ye same or any parte thereof to any other person or persons whatsoever and
with the rents and profitts thereof to pay and discharge my debts and legacyes
which shall remain unpaid and unsatisfied after all other my goods Chattles and
personall Estate (Except such parcells thereof as I have herein before given to
my said son Jonas) shall be exhausted for the purpose and after all my debts
legacyes and funerall charges shall be duly paid and satisfied then my will
meaning is that all my said Chattle Estate Situate in the sd parish of Ruan
Lanihorne shall be remaine into my son John Karkeete his Execes Admes assignes
for the remainders of the terms which shall be then therein to come unexpired to
whom I hereby give and devise the same (subject to ye Annuityes and payments
aforesd to my said son Jonas and daughter Philippa in manner aforesd) and then
in such case after payment of my said funerall charges debts and legacyes I
hereby order desire authorize and appoint my said trustees and the survivor of
them his Execes or Admes to assigne my said Chattle Estates in Ruan Lanihorne to
my said son John Karkeeke his Execes or Admes assigne and at his and their cost
and charges for the remainder or remainders of the said termes which shall be
then to come and unexpired subject to the payment of the sd annuityes or
payments aforesd made to my son Jonas and daughter Philippa
Item
My farther will and meaning is that if my said trustees or survivor of them his
Execes or Admes shall not be able to pay my herein before mentioned legacyes or
either of them as soon as the same or either of them shall or may become due
payable that then they or the survivor of them his Execes or Admes shall may pay
the same as soon as they or the survivor of them his Execes or Admes possibly
can not before nor shall be compelled or compellable so to do and my further
will meaning is that if any deficiency shall happen and that thereby my
pecuniary legacyes cannot be paid in time or cannot all be paid that all every
the pecuniary legatees shall bear suffer the loss in proportion and that one
legatee shall not be paid all the others left unpaid but shall be paid in
proportion and according to Equity Bull my will meaning is that no legacy shall
be paid to either of my grandchildren till all and every of my daughters legacys
shall be paid and satisfied which shall also in like manner be paid to
proportion according to Equity in case of any deficiency
Item
My will meaning is that my said trustees and the survivor of them his Execes
Admes shall pay allow him themselves any reasonable necessary charges and
expences and also for their either of their paines in about the management of
the trust hereby reposed in them and either of them out of any part of my goods
Chattles or personall Estate that they or either of them shall not bear or be at
any loss in or about the management of this trust hereby reposed in them or
either of them nor shall be accountable one or the other of them or for the acts
of this other but each of them shall be accountable for his own acts only
Item
My farther will meaning is that after all my funerall charges debts legacyes
shall be duly paid satisfied and my said trustees the survivor of them his
Execes Admes shall also be fully paid and satisfied all reasonable necessary
charges and expences and for their either of them paines that they the survivor
of them his Execes Admes shall account with pay over such over plus money as
shall be remaine in the hands of them or the survivor of them his Execes or
Admes unto my son John Karkeete his Execes Admes or assignes and I do hereby
make and ordaine them the sd Charles Kempe John Thomas and the survivor of them
whole sole Executor or Executors of this my last will Testament In Trust
nevertheless and to for the uses intents purposes aforesd
In Witness whereof I the said Jonas
Karkeeke have to this my last will testament containing three sheets of paper
putt my hand and seale to every sheets or leafs thereof this twenty third day of
January Anno Dni 1732 and in the sixth year of the reigne of King George the
Second after this Endorsement on the second sheete
Jonas Karkeete
Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Jonas
Karkeeke the testator to be his last Will and Testament
In our presence and by us Signed as witnesses in his p’sence
After the endorsement on the second sheete
R. L. Leiyse
R. Symins
J. Y. Lanyon
(This sheet is for the same Jonas Karkeeke and starts in Latin “Rever....)
The condition of this obligation is such that whereas Jonas Karkeete late of the
parish of Ruan Lanihorne within this Archdeaconry of Cornwall made his last will
and Testament in writing bearing date the three and twentieth day of Janry last
pa?? and therein make and ordained the above bounden Charles Kemp and John
Thomas Executor in trust and whereas letters probatory with the said will asmed
are the day in the above written obligation mentioned granted and comitted by a
comxetent Judge of the Archdeaconry Court of Cornwall to them the above bounden
Charles Kemp and John Thomas if therefore they the said Charles Kemp and John
Thomas doe make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and
singular the goods Chattells Rights and creditts of ye said dent which already
have come to the hands possession or knowledge of them the said Charles Kempe
and John Thomas or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons
for them and the same soe made do exhibits or cause to be exhibited into the
office of the Registry of the Archdeaconry Court of Cornwall at or before the
last day of May next ensuing and the same goods Chattells and Creditts and all
other the goods Chattells and creditts of this said dent which at anytime
hereafter shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of them the said
Charles Kempe and John Thomas or into the hands and possession of any other
person or persons for them doe well and truely administer according to Law and
the Tes contents of ye said will and farther doe make or cause to be made a true
and just aus? Of their said admion at such time as they shall be thereunto to
lawfully required then this obligation to be void and of none effect otherwise
to remain in full force and vertue
Sealed and Delivered in the
P’sence of John Bennett
Charles Kempe
Jn. Thomas
Jne Lanyon
John Huett
(There is an approved probate sheet dated 13 Feb 1732/3 with no inventory sheet)
Transcribed by Don Curkeet